CH 3 Answer Key
CH 3 Answer Key
CH 3 Answer Key
ANSWER KEY
phate in organic compounds. This organic phosphate then moves through the food web from producers to consumers, and to the rest of the ecosystem. 9. Unlike carbon and nitrogen in their cycles, phosphorus never enters the atmosphere in the phosphorus cycle. 10. Nitrogen is usually the limiting nutrient in saltwater, while phosphorus is usually the limiting nutrient in freshwater.
2. The biosphere contains the combined portions of Earth where all life exists. 3. A species is a group of
organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring. 4. A community is the assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area. 5. A biome is a geographical region that contains several ecosystems that have the same climate and dominant communities. 6. An autotroph uses the energy from sunlight or chemicals to produce food. 7. d 8. c 9. b 10. a 11. c 12. d 13. a 14. c 15. a 16. b 17. a 18. biogeochemical 19. evaporation 20. transpiration 21. nutrient 22. nitrogen fixation 23. denitrification 24. primary productivity 25. limiting nutrient
Enrichment
1. Phosphates are in bones, in cell membranes, and
in RNA and DNA. Phosphates enter your body in the food you eat. 2. The phosphate cycle and the nitrogen cycle are both nutrient cycles. The nitrogen cycle is a gaseous cycle; the phosphorous cycle is a sedimentary cycle.
Graphic Organizer
1. evaporate 2. condenses 3. precipitation 4. rivers 5. streams 6. ocean
Real-World Lab
Analyze and Conclude 1. The phosphate greatly increased the growth of the algae. 2. Yes, the results
indicate that phosphate is a limiting nutrient for algae. 3. Possible student answer: My results did support my hypothesis that the phosphate would increase the growth of the algae. There was clearly more algae in the phosphate test tube. 4. Water polluted by high phosphate detergents would probably contain a heavy green overgrow of algae.
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